Erik W Posted January 28, 2020 Share #1 Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) Though I haven't made any progress on my Cheerful in a couple of years, I did manage to complete a ship build. This is my Orange Hobby resin 1/350 scale YTL-45 Taiwanese Navy tugboat. The buoy is also from Orange Hobby. I work slowly, so the entire project wound up taking around 6 months. The tugboat is 240 pieces, with around 60 of those being fabricated by me. The buoy is 25 pieces! Erik Edited January 29, 2020 by Erik W el cid, Roger Pellett, RussR and 11 others 14 Quote Current build: HM Cutter Cheerful - Scratch Build - 1:48Finished build: 18th Century Longboat - Model Shipways - 1:48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik W Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) Here are some in-progress photos. Erik Edited January 29, 2020 by Erik W Mike Y, lmagna, tarbrush and 7 others 10 Quote Current build: HM Cutter Cheerful - Scratch Build - 1:48Finished build: 18th Century Longboat - Model Shipways - 1:48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotlocker Posted January 28, 2020 Share #3 Posted January 28, 2020 I was admiring your work, checkin' out the details, then, when the photo of the display with the pencil came up, I sat back in my chair and said to self, "Whoa! Didn't expect it to be THAT small!" NICE! Erik W, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted January 28, 2020 Share #4 Posted January 28, 2020 Fabulous execution of an unusual subject! mtaylor, Erik W and Canute 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Bf 109E-7/trop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Y Posted January 28, 2020 Share #5 Posted January 28, 2020 Wow, that is quite an impressive weathering (not overdone) and quality of details on this scale! Canute, mtaylor and Erik W 3 Quote Current build: Beavers Prize - POF 1:48 (Hahn style) Side builds: Schooner Polotsk by Master Korabel 18th Century Longboat by MS Finished: 21ft English Pinnace by MS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted January 29, 2020 Share #6 Posted January 29, 2020 Great looking diorama. Canute, mtaylor and Erik W 3 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik W Posted January 29, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted January 29, 2020 Thanks guys. Mike, yeah, weathering is a bit tricky in smaller scales. If you weather heavily it looks OK when viewed in person, but looks overdone in enlarged photos. Erik Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Current build: HM Cutter Cheerful - Scratch Build - 1:48Finished build: 18th Century Longboat - Model Shipways - 1:48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted February 19, 2020 Share #8 Posted February 19, 2020 Absolutely superb. You should move that thread to the Build Log area. Yves mtaylor, Canute and Erik W 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted February 26, 2020 Share #9 Posted February 26, 2020 Really nice!!! Good to see you posting. Are you jumping back on the Cheerful? That was also turning in a spectacular model. mtaylor 1 Quote Chuck Passaro - MSW Admin Sloop Speedwell - POF scratch Block Island Boat - POF scratch HMS Winchelsea - POB scratch build HM Cutter Cheerful - POB scratch build Royal Barge - POF scratch Medway Longboat- POF Scratch SYREN SHIP MODEL COMPANY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cleek Posted February 26, 2020 Share #10 Posted February 26, 2020 Mind boggling! Amazing work. Thanks for sharing it with us. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik W Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted February 27, 2020 Chuck, Thanks. I seem to be back in modeling mode now, and had packed Cheerful away carefully expecting to pick it back up again. I'm in the middle of a small project now, so I'll see how I feel when I'm finished with that. It would be nice to move forward with the Cheerful build. Erik Chuck and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Current build: HM Cutter Cheerful - Scratch Build - 1:48Finished build: 18th Century Longboat - Model Shipways - 1:48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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